Russian soldier kills peer before committing suicide
A Russian soldier shot dead a fellow serviceman at a military base near Moscow on Friday and then 聽killed himself, state media reported citing the Russian army.
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Outrage as bomb destroys Italian investigative journalist鈥檚 car
A prominent Italian journalist threatened by the mafia had his parked car blown up by a bomb overnight, causing no injuries but sparking widespread outrage Friday from politicians and press groups.
EU lawmakers propose social media ban for under-16s
European lawmakers on Thursday called for stricter rules to protect minors online, including a bloc-wide minimum age of 16 to access social media and AI companions without parental consent.
Pope slams millions facing hunger worldwide as 鈥榗ollective failure鈥�
Pope Leo XIV on Thursday slammed the world鈥檚 failure to stop millions of people going hungry, blaming a 鈥榮oulless economy鈥� and calling on people to rethink their lifestyles and priorities.
French PM survives two confidence votes
French prime minister Sebastien Lecornu weathered two confidence motions Thursday, just days after appointing his new government and making a key political concession to stay in power.
NATO looks to boost drone defences in face of Russia
NATO said Wednesday it was testing new anti-drone defences on its eastern flank, as the alliance scrambles to counter the threat from Russia after a series of air incursions.
Aid cuts risk pushing 13.7m people into extreme hunger: WFP
The UN鈥檚 World Food Programme warned Wednesday that 鈥榮taggering鈥� cuts to its funding risked pushing up to 13.7 million people currently receiving food aid into 鈥榚mergency鈥� levels of hunger 鈥� one step before famine.
Russia struck UN aid convoy in south Ukraine: Kyiv
Russian forces struck a UN aid convoy in the partially-occupied southern Kherson region of Ukraine, Kyiv said Tuesday, adding there were no casualties in the attack.
WHO calls for urgent focus on brain health
The World Health Organisation called Tuesday for urgently scaling up care for neurological conditions, which impact more than three billion people globally, insisting many could be prevented or treated with the right services.
French PM faces parliament in political crisis
Embattled French prime minister Sebastien Lecornu was to give a high-stakes speech to a deeply divided parliament on Tuesday, with opponents already trying to topple his government.
Gaza deal brings hope for Ukraine: Zelensky
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday hailed the 鈥榚xtraordinary鈥� Gaza ceasefire as bringing hope that US president Donald Trump could broker an end to the Russian invasion of his country.
Sarkozy to learn start date of jail term
Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy is to learn Monday when and where he will serve out his prison term after a court sentenced him last month to five years behind bars for criminal conspiracy.
Trio wins Nobel in economics for work on tech-driven growth
The Nobel prize in economics was awarded on Monday to American-Israeli Joel Mokyr, France鈥檚 Philippe Aghion and Canada鈥檚 Peter Howitt for work on how technology drives and affects growth.
Spain says Israel frees its last Gaza flotilla members
Israel has released the five remaining Spanish detainees from flotillas it blocked while they were carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists to devastated Gaza, sources at Spain鈥檚 foreign ministry said on Sunday.
East Ukraine stronghold evacuates families as Russia nears
When authorities ordered the evacuation of families and children from parts of Kramatorsk in east Ukraine, 34-year-old mother of two Angela Bolonz was initially shocked.
